When to plant french marigold in Rowena
- Sow in trays: late Aug to late JanRowena area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Oct to early MarRowena area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: early Oct to early MarRowena area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to early MarRowena area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Rowena. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
The classic companion flower for the veggie patch. Bright, compact and easy, it flowers all summer and draws in hoverflies, whose larvae eat aphids. Tuck it beside tomatoes, capsicum and zucchini, and along bed edges.